The Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) has announced the re-initiation of an anti-dumping investigation into oil country tubular goods (OCTG) imported from Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Competition Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Accordingly, the goods to be re-investigated are OCTG classified under the following Harmonized System (HS) numbers 7304.29; 7304.39; 7304.59; 7306.29; 7306.30; 7306.50; and 7306.90.

The CBSA said the secondary investigation is to reinforce the findings of investigation authorities released on April 2.

The CBSA will also be conducting an inquiry pursuant to section 20 of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) in respect for the steel industry in Vietnam, including OCTG.

Normal values established during the re-investigation will be effective for related anti-dumping cases in the future, according to the CBSA’s announcement.

It is anticipated the second investigation would be concluded by September 30.-VNA